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  1. Pretty neat build, always a 60's t bird fan, My thought would have been a 'tilt wheel' greg
  2. Thanks for the pictures, You helped fill a little niche for the Tom Showers fire engine inventory with the picture of Tom's FDNY pumper greg
  3. You might try diecast police cars http://www.policecarmodels.com/ or this party has one generic sheet of 1/24th decals http://inquarters.com/Fire_Decals.html greg
  4. I was hoping to finish in time for the NNL theme in October but had some delay with working the figure and the Black Shadow,. Inspired by the famous picture from 1948 of Rollie Free setting a world land speed record The Figure started out as 'Adam' figure from Prieser, added shorts, and head from construction worker with modifying his hard hat to be a helmet, shoes from the trophy holding MPC figure. I had to rework the arms and hands, felt like Dr. Frankenstein cutting arms and adding putty The Black Shadow from IXO museum collections was modified with a die cast bicycle tire from an unknown blister toy. shaved the brake lines off the front fork, removing the stock seat and modifying the rear fender, found the flying wing for the tank off the AMT 289 cobra decal sheet. Base is Hobby Lobby stock plaque and baking powder for the flats Since the photo was in Black and White I conjectured on the colors, the helmet was noted as blue or red in stories of the ride greg
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    OK, I give up what movie? Nice roadster greg
  6. Yes the MPC Dodge truck is where that jack came from, Another floor jack was in the Revell part pak hot rod display items greg
  7. Once found a missing part from a model my brother brought to me 2 weeks later in my gravel driveway! Suggestion if you have a hose type vacuum cleaner insert a piece of your wife's old hosiery in the hose to form a pocket in the hose and vacuum the area, the hosiery will catch the parts the carpet monster upchucks greg
  8. How about a reissue of the AMT chevy II wagon? greg
  9. I am always amazed at your work, Not sad because it's not red but it does have a gumball. Just one question, Where'd you get them mirrors? greg
  10. Old aircraft builder trick, paint gauge black then use prismacolor white and red pencils to highlight details greg
  11. Thanks for the coverage, Didn't get to finish my project for the early racer theme. greg
  12. Nice job, great stance greg
  13. There were yellow trees in the older AMT truck kits that had various size lenses and marker lights greg
  14. Went today as supposedly first day of sale, well the manager of the Warren Ohio store got the shipment in two weeks ago and put them out then, So pickings were slim and not very many choices greg
  15. Well let's update this message:
  16. Reworked Maisto police interceptor explorer into new YFD battalion chief car Removed push bumper and spotlights, had decals made, used Molotow chrome pen to dress up wheel covers, aftermarket decals to upgrade lights and valance scoops.Lightbar from policecarmodel.com, small evergreen strips penned and cut for small grille lights greg
  17. Very nice job, Watched the build, thanks for the insight, I can smell the hot asphalt as this rolls by, greg
  18. If the display case has the pegs and holes for rubber banding the model down, use Goody hair bands as they come in clear. greg
  19. Not to difficult smash, The AMT American LaFrance pumper and AMT Ford dump truck. Just a mock up and maybe a model in the future. I would leave the jump seats out. make the gumball lights green and yellow, keep the bell just for some bling greg
  20. Charlie : Vacuum form the first windshield, cut to size, place on mold w/double side tape and shot another windshield, this will give you a smooth surface on the windshield as the grain is on inside of the windshield. When I saw the putty on the first on I was going to tell you that would show greg
  21. Hey guys - It's a cartoon, Artist license is permitted, I was going to suggest guitar string since it's wound and would give the spring appearance. Haven't watched 'Cars' lately to see if they did both sides and agree it gives balance, Usually sold in pairs at western auto back in the days so most used them front and rear passenger side He also needs the CP 100 sirens on the roof. greg
  22. Could not pass up this opportunity to show this off: Robbe 1/24th scale German fireboat, Figures are Tamiya German soldiers and Revell fire figures. Boat is radio controlled by 16 channel radio, pumps water, launches boat at aft and more. can't trailer this baby! greg
  23. First off It is not 1/32 scale, There are no dual wheels at the rear, This originally was a motorized kit. Here is a comparison of the AMT 1/25th, Aurora 1/32 and Lindberg bodies, As you can see the Lindberg (red body) is much smaller than the Aurora 1/32 kit from the 60's I would try to swap for someone near an Ollie's for the kit at 7.99 and go no higher for inaccurate kit greg
  24. Very nice model. I thought I was going to see the V8 modeled. Maybe some Corvette historian could fact or fiction this story. I have heard through the years that actual # 1 Corvette never made it out of the mold, They forgot to put the mold release and the body had to ground out of the mold. The first Corvette bodies were produced in Ashtabula, Ohio and this has been the story floating around Northeast Ohio since the 50's. Anyone care to add a few pennies to this. greg
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